Fire Regulations in Skokie, IL (2026)
4 verified fire regulations for Skokie, Illinois, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
Skokie allows outdoor fireplaces and fire pits as an exception to its open-burning ban, but only if the unit is raised off the ground, built of noncombustible material, commercially designed for outdoor fire or cooking, kept a safe distance from combustibles, and attended by an adult the whole time it burns.
Skokie Outdoor Fire Pit Rules
Some RestrictionsSkokie Village Code § 50-44(b)
(b)Burning is permitted in an outdoor fireplace or cooking unit, only if:1.The fuel used is charcoal, propane gas, dry, seasoned firewood or commercial fire logs; and2.The fireplace or cooking unit is raised above ground level; and3.The fireplace or cooking unit, is constructed of noncombustible brick, stone, or metal materials, and is commercially designed for outdoor fire or cooking and is ma...
Fireworks
Skokie bars anyone from possessing or discharging fireworks anywhere in the Village and from selling or giving fireworks to anyone under 18, but the Village Manager can issue a $10 permit for a public fireworks display or wildlife-control pyrotechnics after Police and Fire Department inspection.
Skokie Fireworks Ban and Display Permit Rules
Heavy RestrictionsSkokie Village Code §§ 46-39, 70-213, 70-214
The permit fee for a public display of fireworks pursuant to Section 70-214 is $10.00. ... It shall be unlawful for any person to ... be possessed of or to discharge anywhere in the Village any of the articles enumerated in Section 70-211. The Village Manager or designee may issue a permit for the discharge of fireworks or for pyrotechnical displays for wildlife control. ... whereupon the Villa...
Outdoor Burning
The Village of Skokie bans burning paper, cardboard, leaves, twigs, branches, wood, grass clippings, landscape waste or any other combustible material anywhere in the village, with only narrow carved-out exceptions for indoor fireplaces and permitted outdoor cooking units.
Skokie Open Burning Ban
Significant RestrictionsSkokie Village Code § 50-44
It shall be unlawful to burn or cause the burning at any location within the Village, of any paper, cardboard, leaves, twigs, branches, wood, grass, grass clippings, landscape waste, or other combustible materials of any nature whatsoever, except the following: ... (a)Burning any combustible materials wholly within a building, in a designated fireplace or facility designed and constructed for s...
Smoke Detectors
Skokie's amended building code requires smoke detectors under the state Smoke Detector Act in Group R-1 occupancies and adds a local rule: every multi-unit or mixed-use structure must have a smoke detector at the top of each interior stairwell and on every floor landing of a shared stairway.
Skokie Smoke Detector Placement Rules
Some RestrictionsSkokie Village Code § 22-33(37)-(38) (IBC § 907.2.10.1.1, 907.2.10.1.2.4)
907.2.10.1.1 Group R-1. Delete the text and replace with the following: Single- or multiple location smoke detectors shall be installed in accordance with The Smoke Detector Act, 425 ILCS 60/1 et seq., and rules and regulations related thereto, are hereby adopted by reference in Group R-1, except as modified as follows: ... Add [F] 907.2.10.1.2.4 Every structure which (1) contains more than 1 d...
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